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1 NEW YORK STATE SENATE 2 3 4 THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD 5 6 7 8 9 ALBANY, NEW YORK 10 April 6, 2009 11 3:22 p.m. 12 13 14 REGULAR SESSION 15 16 17 18 SENATOR NEIL D. BRESLIN, Acting President 19 ANGELO J. APONTE, Secretary 20 21 22 23 24
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(518) 371-8910 1 P R O C E E D I N G S 2 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 3 Senate will come to order. 4 I ask all to rise and recite the 5 Pledge of Allegiance. 6 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited 7 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.) 8 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 9 invocation today will be delivered by Rabbi 10 Israel Rubin, outreach director of the Capital 11 Chabad, Albany. 12 RABBI RUBIN: This Wednesday 13 marks a most auspicious day on the Jewish 14 calendar, being the eve of Passover, a major 15 family festival that marks freedom from 16 bondage. 17 This year it also marks Birkat 18 Hachama, the rare once-in-28-years Blessing of 19 the Sun. At this time we take special note of 20 the planetary positioning of the recognition 21 of the divine performance of creation, that 22 great ball of fire in the sky that warms, 23 lights, and energizes all of life. 24 It also marks, yesterday, the
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(518) 371-8910 1 birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, whose 2 position in Jewish history was like a sunrise 3 after the Holocaust. 4 Almighty God, may we never take 5 Your blessings for granted. Let us always 6 remember to express and appreciate with 7 thankfulness. 8 Looking at the sun, we increase our 9 solar awareness. May we learn to utilize and 10 tap its vast potential to improve our 11 consumption of energy freedom and independence 12 as well as global climate and well-being. 13 Amen. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Thank 15 you, Rabbi. 16 The reading of the Journal. 17 The Secretary will read. 18 THE SECRETARY: In Senate, 19 Friday, April 3, the Senate met pursuant to 20 adjournment. The Journal of Thursday, 21 April 2, was read and approved. On motion, 22 Senate adjourned. 23 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 24 Without objection, the Journal stands approved
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(518) 371-8910 1 as read. 2 Presentation of petitions. 3 Messages from the Assembly. 4 Messages from the Governor. 5 Reports of standing committees. 6 Reports of select committees. 7 Communications and reports from 8 state officers. 9 Motions and resolutions. 10 Senator Klein. 11 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President, 12 Majority Leader Smith has a privileged 13 resolution at the desk. I ask that the title 14 of this resolution be read and move for its 15 immediate adoption. 16 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 17 Secretary will read. 18 THE SECRETARY: By Senator Smith, 19 Legislative Resolution commemorating the 20 Anniversary Celebration of the Birthday of the 21 revered Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. 22 Schneerson, upon the occasion of a Memorial 23 Reception to be held in the New York State 24 Capitol on April 6, 2009.
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(518) 371-8910 1 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 2 question is on the resolution. All those in 3 favor please signify by saying aye. 4 (Response of "Aye.") 5 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 6 Opposed, nay. 7 (No response.) 8 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 9 resolution is adopted. 10 At the request of the sponsor, the 11 resolution is open for multisponsorship by the 12 entire house. Any member wishing not to be a 13 multisponsor of the resolution shall so inform 14 the desk. 15 Senator Klein. 16 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President, 17 can we at this time take up the reading of 18 Senate Calendar Number 33. 19 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 20 Secretary will read. 21 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 22 128, by Senator Espada, Senate Print 3459, an 23 act to amend the Private Housing Finance Law, 24 in relation to facilitating.
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(518) 371-8910 1 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Read 2 the last section. 3 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 4 act shall take effect immediately. 5 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Call 6 the roll. 7 (The Secretary called the roll.) 8 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 9 Announce the results. 10 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 56. 11 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 12 bill is passed. 13 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 14 140, by Senator Huntley, Senate Print 3483, an 15 act to amend the Mental Hygiene Law, in 16 relation to changing. 17 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Read 18 the last section. 19 THE SECRETARY: Section 50. This 20 act shall take effect immediately. 21 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Call 22 the roll. 23 (The Secretary called the roll.) 24 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN:
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(518) 371-8910 1 Announce the results. 2 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 57. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 4 bill is passed. 5 Senator Klein. 6 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President, is 7 there any further business at the desk? 8 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: No, 9 Senator Klein, the desk is clear. 10 SENATOR KLEIN: Senator Smith 11 hands up the following committee assignment to 12 fill a vacancy on the Local Government 13 Committee: Add Senator Suzi Oppenheimer. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: To be 15 filed in the Journal. 16 Senator Klein. 17 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President, at 18 this time I move we adjourn until Tuesday, 19 April 7th, at 10:00 a.m. 20 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: There 21 being no further business to come before the 22 Senate, on motion, the Senate stands adjourned 23 until Tuesday, April 7th, at 10:00 a.m. 24 (Whereupon, at 3:28 p.m., the Senate adjourned.)
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